City 2nd 191 Posted May 6, 2020 Reports from BBC that German Govt are pushing back any Bundesliga start date to at least 22nd May, so whilst they may have been streaks ahead of the UK, not all is good after players from Cologne tested positive. BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: The German Bundesliga is hoping to return this month - although reports in Germany now suggest the government has pushed it back to 22 May. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted May 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, City 2nd said: Reports from BBC that German Govt are pushing back any Bundesliga start date to at least 22nd May, so whilst they may have been streaks ahead of the UK, not all is good after players from Cologne tested positive. BBC NEWS CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: The German Bundesliga is hoping to return this month - although reports in Germany now suggest the government has pushed it back to 22 May. Think they are saying 22nd or 29th because all teams have to do 2 weeks quarantine before it can start. What happens if further cases emerge during those two weeks though i'm not sure? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,580 Posted May 6, 2020 Seems like May 15th is happening. Will be interesting to see how it goes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T 190 Posted May 6, 2020 No date decided yet according to the main local German news. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted May 6, 2020 Given the go ahead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry Brockes 145 Posted May 6, 2020 As it will be here. The Premier League, the Government and the powerful clubs in the Premier League all want it to happen and will find ways to make sure that it does. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Making Plans 936 Posted May 6, 2020 26 minutes ago, Barry Brockes said: As it will be here. The Premier League, the Government and the powerful clubs in the Premier League all want it to happen and will find ways to make sure that it does. Unless of course it all goes pear shaped in Germany Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted May 6, 2020 I think the only thing that will stop it here is if the players refuse to play or start picking up the virus in (more than minimal) numbers when they return to training. Obviously if a player gets infected and seriously ill then you would think that would be it for the whole thing. I sincerely hope that doesn’t happen - it would be disastrous for the player and his family but also for the sport as a whole as I think it would put a lot of people off the premier league. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted May 6, 2020 But three players were tested as positive in Cologne Jim and they are still going ahead. Why? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted May 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: But three players were tested as positive in Cologne Jim and they are still going ahead. Why? The leagues plans said they expect to have cases and those cases will be isolated and treated like any other injury. The PL plans are the same. A few positive cases won’t stop it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted May 6, 2020 4 minutes ago, keelansgrandad said: But three players were tested as positive in Cologne Jim and they are still going ahead. Why? I think they were asymptomatic and can only assume that no cases have been serious enough yet for anyone to end up in hospital. If that happens it would surely be a game changer? Fingers crossed it doesn't. I didn't realise that a French player had already been in hospital in an induced coma for a while because of it. Thankfully he;s now recovered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted May 6, 2020 Just now, JF said: The leagues plans said they expect to have cases and those cases will be isolated and treated like any other injury. The PL plans are the same. A few positive cases won’t stop it Yes I was talking about more than a few. But then what happens if 5 or 6 players from the same team get it at once? How is it fair to expect that team to play matches either at all or severely depleted? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted May 6, 2020 As lockdown relaxes what possible harm can come from very high profile examples of people ignoring social distancing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted May 6, 2020 (edited) Also worth noting that Germany’s permission for the league to restart has come with several other easing of restrictions such as shops reopening ect. Any permission for the PL and EFL to start will have to come as part of a package as well. Football fans are a minority and the general public won’t take kindly to football resuming whilst they still have massive restrictions on their own life. There was a question from the public put to the minister tonight saying something along the lines that it’s been hard to see talk of sport coming back but religious places are not? Edited May 6, 2020 by JF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Smith 2,314 Posted May 6, 2020 54 minutes ago, JF said: Also worth noting that Germany’s permission for the league to restart has come with several other easing of restrictions such as shops reopening ect. Any permission for the PL and EFL to start will have to come as part of a package as well. Football fans are a minority and the general public won’t take kindly to football resuming whilst they still have massive restrictions on their own life. There was a question from the public put to the minister tonight saying something along the lines that it’s been hard to see talk of sport coming back but religious places are not? Germany also are recording under 1000 new cases a day whereas we had 6,000 today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted May 6, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jim Smith said: Germany also are recording under 1000 new cases a day whereas we had 6,000 today. Yes it’s looking like May 15th or 22nd for Germany and the PL have plans in place for start dates throughout June, the first being June 12th. The question is how far are we behind Germany and when will we see the sort of restrictions lifted here that Germany have today? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 752 Posted May 7, 2020 18 hours ago, T said: No date decided yet according to the main local German news. Dad Bild suggesting decision made yesterday and 15 May looks to be the date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aggy 752 Posted May 7, 2020 13 hours ago, Monty13 said: As lockdown relaxes what possible harm can come from very high profile examples of people ignoring social distancing... It’s going to be up to people to make their own decisions. If you see a group of professional footballers who are being heavily tested, probably living in some permanent form of semi quarantine and playing in front of empty stadiums with strict social distancing measures in place other than on the playing/training pitch, and think that means it’s okay to go and have a kick around with your mates, then my guess would be you’re the sort of person who would have probably broken social distancing guidelines one way or another anyway. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T 190 Posted May 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Aggy said: Dad Bild suggesting decision made yesterday and 15 May looks to be the date. Bild and the main news sources all saying 15 May Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
